Emerging Markets

20 Top Performing Country ETFs of 2010

January 4, 2011

In looking at 2010 stock market returns by country, we see some similar patterns to 2009, with higher beta emerging markets leading the pack.  This top 20 list was constructed to give a sense of where the money was flowing in 2010 so as to inform where we may continue to see momentum, while at […]

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Colombia ETF Up 50% YTD – Here’s Why

September 9, 2010

While much talk of hot Latin American economies has focused around the Frontier Markets up 22% on the year, Colombia’s ETF (GXG) is up even more on the year, just breaching a 50% gain for the year.  This, in a roughly flat to down market for most developed world bourses. About the Colombia ETF The […]

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Playing Emerging Markets – Without Stocks

April 7, 2010

CNBC published an article today outlining how investors can take advantage of the rampant growth in emerging markets without investing directly in individual stocks and taking on individual company risk.  However, they left out what the instruments are to do so, so I’ll fill in the blanks: Currencies: As the US and Europe continue to […]

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